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Open Doors Foundation seeks land use approval for food pantry in Bartow

Where it is. On 2nd Avenue in Bartow, about 0.2 miles from Catfish Country. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

The one named place within a quarter mile in the map data we hold. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.

A nonprofit is requesting verification to place a mobile home and operate a donation storage facility on a Bartow property.

Open Doors Foundation has filed a land use verification request for a property at 3440 2nd Ave in Bartow. The organization is asking the county to clarify what permits and approvals are needed to place a mobile home on the site and to use the property for nonprofit storage of donated food, water, clothing, hygiene supplies, and other items for community distribution.

What happens next

The county will review the land use verification request and determine what requirements, permits, and approvals apply to the proposed mobile home placement and nonprofit storage use.

Timeline

Aug 17
Land use verification request filed
Polk County Accela (LDAA-2026-152)

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